Theus Norvelle Miles, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker

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Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville,  1890

     THEUS NORVELLE MILES, the superintendent of the Alexandria Compress &
Warehouse Company, is an active and progressive business man.  He was born
at Jackson, Miss., March 18, 1850, being a son of Gen. William R. and
Frances (Mayrant) Miles.  His father's ancestors came to this country from
England, with Lord Baltimore, many of their descendants being now in
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri.  His mother's ancestors were French
Huguenots, who settled in South Carolina before the Revolutionary War.
There the family now reside.  Theus Norvell Miles was educated at Spring
Hill College, Mobile, Ala.  Upon leaving this institution he turned his
attention to cotton planting.  Afterward he went in to the compress
business, and has, since 1887, followed the latter calling, in Alexandria,
which has proved remunerative, and has added much to the reputation which
Alexandria enjoys as a place of business.  He was married in the city of
New Orleans, to Miss Alice Herrick, a daughter of Richard Herrick, Esq.,
and Mary (Newman) Herrick, of that city, ant to them two daughters have
been born:  Frances Mayrant and Mary Newman.  Mr. Miles and his wife are
members of the Roman Catholic Church.  Mr. Miles has ever shown himself to
be a wide-awake and enterprising business man, and is one of the directors
of the Rapides Bank, and was also one of its organizers.  He is
vice-president of the Alexandria Street Railway Company, is a stockholder
and director in the Daily Times, and has otherwise done all in his power to
promote the interests of the town.  He is a member of the Alexandria Rod
and Gun Club.